BIBLIOTECA EKATERINA PANIKANOVA ARCHIVES STUDIO JOB BROOKLYN TINS MERCI SCRAPWOOD PIET HEIN EEK CONCRETE PIET BOON REMIXED ARTHUR SLENK WALLPAPER COLLECTIONS 2015
CONTENTS About NLXL
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Biblioteca Wallpaper by Ekaterina Panikanova
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Archives Wallpaper by Studio Job
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Brooklyn Tins Wallpaper by Merci
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Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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Concrete Wallpaper by Piet Boon
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Remixed. Wallpaper by Arthur Slenk
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From left to right: Esther Vintage, President Jopke Thijssen, Assistant Operations Manager Rick Vintage, Creative Director Annetje Surie, Art Director Marjolein Olsthoorn, Operations Manager
ABOUT NLXL Founded in 2010, NLXL is known for Scrapwood Wallpaper, winner of the Editor’s award at ICFF New York, brainchild of designer Piet Hein Eek and NLXL founders Rick & Esther Vintage. NLXL introduced Brooklyn Tins Wallpaper for Paris based concept store Merci, Concrete Wallpaper by Piet Boon and Remixed. Wallpaper by Arthur Slenk. In 2013 Scrapwood Wallpaper 2 by Piet Hein Eek was introduced followed by Archives by Studio Job in 2014. The latter won the company’s 2nd ICFF award and the prestigious Elle Decoration International Design Award for “Best Wallcovering 2015”. The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has added both Scrapwood-, Archives-
and Remixed. Wallpaper to their permanent collection. Archives by Studio Job has been added to the permanent collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Scrapwood Wallpaper was on display in the Museum of Architecture and Design in New York. In 2014 Archives Wallpaper by Studio Job was featured in all windows of Saks 5th Avenue for the Alexander McQueen fashion collection introduction, as well as the Paul Smith windows on 5th Avenue.
HypeBeast, Coolhunter, Domus, Dezeen and almost every other major (interior) publication. NLXL Wallpapers have no repeat - this is what makes NLXL wallpapers unique. The collections are available worldwide.
Project clients include Ralph Lauren, Google, Amazon, Tiffany, Cartier, Lacoste, Starbucks and many others.
At the end of 2014 NLXL LAB was introduced. NLXL LAB is not just about wallpaper editions. It’s a notebook, a keychain, a printed plywood stool and much more. Some products are issued in limited editions, others via worldwide distribution. Designed by the NLXL design team or well- and lesser known designers.
NLXL products have been featured in The New York Times, Daily News, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper*, DesignBoom,
NLXL’s goal is to become the world’s smallest global company. The company operates from the Netherlands.
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NLXL Office, The Hague, The Netherlands
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NLXL Studio, Voorburg, The Netherlands
About NLXL
BIBLIOTECA WALLPAPER BY EKATERINA PANIKANOVA
Year: 2015- 5 designs, 3 panels @ 48,7 cm = width 146,1 cm x 330 cm (4,8 m2) 3 panels @ 19” width = 4.75’ x 10,8’ (86.5 SqFT)
Ekaterina Panikanova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 2009 she lives and works in Rome. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of St. Petersburg. Her work has been exhibited in the Russian Union of Artists, at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Rome, Venice and New York. “In a flea market I once found a 700-page manuscript and was struck by the difference between its original purpose and where it had ended up. I bought it and used it as the base for a painting. Paper, cards and books have
a fundamental value in my work. I see them as a body of rules, dogmas, traditions, religious beliefs and scientific discoveries that, right or wrong for their time, free human beings, yet simultaneously enclose them in a cage” says mrs Panikanova. “I like working on old books: I like the way the wear and tear, underlining’s, notes and scribbling’s enable me to perceive the personalities of the people who have read them. I suppose my Soviet past can be seen in the type of clothing and objects and symbols I depict. However I continuously strive to widen my areas of interest. Living in Italy I have been able to study
the ‘European way of life’. The books I use to make my paintings generally come from various different countries of origin in such a way that the stories I tell of the ‘education’ of mankind are true for all of us, regardless our culture and country of origin” NLXL founders Rick and Esther Vintage first saw Ekaterina’s work in Z2O gallery in Rome, Italy. Struck by the power of the artwork they contacted the artist to invite her for a collaboration on a wallpaper collection.
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EKA-01
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EKA-02
Biblioteca Wallpaper by Ekaterina Panikanova
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EKA-03
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EKA-04
Biblioteca Wallpaper by Ekaterina Panikanova
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Ekaterina’s house and studio in Rome, with work in progess.
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Biblioteca Wallpaper by Ekaterina Panikanova
Editors Award 2014 Wall Coverings
2015 BEST WALLCOVERING
WALL COVERIN
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
We are pleased to inform you that the 25 editions of the international network have chosen NLXL as one of the 2 prestigious EDIDA (Elle Deco International Design Awar
Voted by the 25 editors-in-chief of ELLE DECORATION a EDIDA recognized global excellence in the interior desi
We are happy to announce that NLXL have been selec Wall covering category for Archives Wallpaper (by Stu
This unique international decoration event takes place d Mobile in Milan where the winners and their respective pick up their awards. This year the ceremony will take place on April 16th. All venue will be sent to you in the coming days. Please save the date !
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ARCHIVES WALLPAPER BY STUDIO JOB
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Year: 2014 - 7 designs, Roll 48,7 cm x 900 cm (4,4 m2) Roll 19” x 29.5’ (47 SqFT)
Founded in 2000 by Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel both graduates of the Design Academy Eindhoven now based in Antwerp and Amsterdam. They redefine the applied arts for the contemporary age. Their collaboration has created highly expressive, mainly one-off or limited edition works, from the outset.
a tension between the good and the bad exploring all facets of each. The Studio Job iconography is at once heraldic and cartoonlike, expressive and yet somehow primitive. Their style is placed within an enigmatic, intellectual framework by the number and complexity of symbols and signifiers it conveys.
Opulent, intricate and ironic, Studio Job combine an extraordinarily high level of craftsmanship with extreme ornamentation. They reference both the traditional and the topical, the organic and the artificial. This narrative conveys
Studio Job’s work is widely collected both in the private and public sectors. Their designs have been shown in the important galleries, fairs and are added to more than 40 international museum collections. Although, by
definition, their work has primarily been geared towards collectors and museums, Studio Job have collaborated successfully with various likeminded brands eg. Bisazza, Bulgari, Land Rover, L’Oréal, Maharam, Moooi, Rizzoli, Swarovski, Venini and Viktor & Rolf. There have been solo exhibitions in eg. New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Milan, Geneva, Miami, Shanghai and Basel.
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JOB-01 Industry
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JOB-02 Labyrinth
Archives Wallpaper by Studio Job
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JOB-03 Perished
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JOB-04 Alt Deutsch
Archives Wallpaper by Studio Job
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JOB-05 l’Afrique
JOB-06 Withered Flowers Black
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JOB-07 Withered Flowers Color
Archives Wallpaper by Studio Job
BROOKLYN TINS WALLPAPER BY MERCI Year: 2012 - 8 designs, Roll 48,7 cm x 1000 cm (4,8 m2) Roll 19” x 29.5’ (51.6 SqFT)
MERCI opened in march 2009 in the arty neighborhood of Haut-Marais in Paris. More than just a retail project, it is a unique place, a destination store with 3 cafés and restaurants as well a very rich programme of exhibitions and scenographies that made the reputation of Merci. Jean-Luc Colonna d’Istria of MERCI: “In 2009, MERCI selected this vintage ceiling tins as a décor concept for the Parisien store. Since the opening, there is not one day whithout seing a visitor taking pictures of the MERCI tin counter or asking to buy it. This phenomenon has
given MERCI the idea to get together with NLXL to design and market the wallpaper collection Brooklyn Tins. Historically, tin ceillings were introduced to North America as an affordable alternative to the exquisite plaster work used in European homes. It was between 1890 and 1930 that thin rolled tin-plates were being mass-produced. Today the irregularity and the aging give all the appeal to this American architecture icon.” NLXL Founder Rick Vintage has a background in interior design. In 2005 he imported pressed tin plates for a restaurant project in the Netherlands.
“Ever since we installed these tins I knew we had to do something with this beautiful product. At one of the famous parties during the Paris Design Week in january 2012 Daniel Rozensztroch (photo), art director of MERCI asked us if we were interested to make a wallpaper collection based on vintage tins. Brooklyn Tins was born. I think the collection shows the pleasure we have had in working together on this project.”
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TIN-01
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TIN-02
Brooklyn Tins Wallpaper by Merci
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TIN-03
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TIN-04
Brooklyn Tins Wallpaper by Merci
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TIN-07
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TIN-05
Brooklyn Tins Wallpaper by Merci
Editors Editors Award Award 2014 2014 Wall Wall Coverings Coverings
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SCRAPWOOD WALLPAPER BY PIET HEIN EEK Years: 2010/2013 - 16 designs, Roll 48,7 cm x 900 cm (4,4 m2) Roll 19” x 29.5’ (47 SqFT)
Piet Hein Eek developed a vision on recycling long before it came into fashion. “The scrapwood cupboard from 1990 was my reaction against the prevalent craving for flawlessness. I was walking around in a lumberyard and suddenly realized that old wood looked better than new.” In 2013, three years after the launch of the original Scrapwood Wallpaper collection NLXL introduced 8 new Scrapwood Wallpaper designs. The complete Scrapwood Collection comprises 16 designs.
Piet Hein Eek: “This new collection complements the previous one. For this first collection we just scanned some planks from my workshop and brought it to market. This time we aimed for a more conceptual approach. Working on this collection turned out to be much more interesting than the first time”. Rick Vintage, NLXL Founder: The effect is astonishing, the quality is so high that you could fool anyone in to thinking it is real. People just love it. If it puts a smile on people’s faces
then you really have a great product.” The Scrapwood Wallpaper has won the ICFF New York Editors Award in 2011. It has been featured in the New York Times, Daily News, Country Living, Shelterpop, Remodelista, Core77, Cup of Jo, DesignBoom, HypeBeast, Design*sponge, etc.
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PHE-16
Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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PHE-12
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PHE-10 installed horizontally
Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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PHE-15
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PHE-11
Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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PHE-13
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PHE-01
Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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PHE-08
Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
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Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
CONCRETE WALLPAPER BY PIET BOON
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Year: 2012 - 7 designs, Roll 48,7 cm x 900 cm (4,4 m2) Roll 19” x 29.5’ (47 SqFT)
Piet Boon is world famous for the incredible sophistication in his designs. The robust yet elegant classic Piet Boon style combines natural materials with subdued colour palettes for an unrivaled look that is authentic in every way. His attention to detail and esthetics can be found in private homes, beach houses, retail stores, resorts, hotels, public spaces, the furniture label and numerous product designs all over the world. Piet Boon: “We were absolutely stunned when we first visited NLXL. The production methods, level of quality and the company’s unique expertise
and passion were a real eye opener. We are very proud of our Concrete Wallpaper. The result is amazing in every aspect. One really has to touch it to feel the difference with the real thing. Concrete with its sober, subdued character is one of my favorite materials. And now there is this fabulous wallpaper which lets one transform a space, be it a wall or ceilings easily and in a very affordable way. We also plan to use it for wainscoting panels and ceiling. Another huge advantage is that minor damages don’t show. They seemingly simply disappear naturally in the ‘structure’.”
Rick Vintage: “Piet Boon is one of our idols. We are absolutely thrilled to create a backdrop for his contemporary designs. The rough edge of concrete has always been present at his interiors, so our teams got together to create Concrete Wallpaper. You won’t believe your eyes, it is better than the real thing! It has been a wonderful experience to work with Piet and Karin Boon and their team.”
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Concrete Wallpaper by Piet Boon
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CON-04 (Mirror courtesy Studio Job)
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Concrete Wallpaper by Piet Boon
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Concrete Wallpaper by Piet Boon
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REMIXED. WALLPAPER BY ARTHUR SLENK Year: 2013 - 8 designs, Roll 48,7 cm x 900 cm (4,4 m2) Roll 19” x 29.5’ (47 SqFT)
Arthur Slenk (1941) found two boxes of handwritten music sheets over twenty years ago, used by an amateur orchestra between 1872 and 1941. The documents had not seen daylight for almost half a century. Carefully, he started examining page upon page, discovering the genesis, the varying pressure of pen upon paper, a corrected error, a tiny ink stain where the pen had stumbled over a fibre, fingerprints, signs of wear in the corner where the sheet was flipped over – all these traces, suddenly revealing the obscure
members of this amateur orchestra. The sheet music was sorted into seperate envelopes, by subject, then finally pasted. Each design was critically examinated, often followed by corrections. The artist worked on it every day. After seven years and 144 designs he considered this gigantic collage completed. NLXL has selected 8 of these designs for a new wallpaper collection. The result is simply incredible. New state of the art
scan techniques have been developed to capture the depth of the paper clippings. The vintage feel of the yellowed paper combined with the history behind the sheet music makes it look like a historical document on a wall. Arthur Slenk: “This work is my “magnus opus” - and I don’t just give it to anybody. The designers at NLXL treated my designs with the respect I had hoped for. I am truly amazed by the end result.”
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Remixed. Wallpaper by Arthur Slenk
CONTACT Since we work with over 3000 resellers in 70 countries and because we are probably the smallest company on the planet, we have a “no phone” policy. So we can’t be reached by phone, but we are very responsive when it comes to email. Our customer service is based in The Netherlands (GMT +1). Contact us at: EU inquiries: customers.eu@nlxl.com USA & Non-EU inquiries: customers.non-eu@nlxl.com Press inquiries: press@nlxl.com EU PO Box 11683, 2502 AR The Hague, Netherlands USA 228 Park Avenue S, St 42701, New York, NY 10003 USA Chamber of commerce 53029151 VAT no. NL850714874
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NO REPEAT! heavy-duty non-woven wallpaper • colourfast and
SIN repetición! la mejor calidad de papel con una inferior de
washable with a soft cloth • no wallpapering table necessary.
vinilo • no se destiñe y se puede limpiar con un trapo húmedo
Fire rating: EU B-s1, d0 USA ASTM E 84-10 Class B (Class A
• no se necesita mesa.
on concrete, B on drywall)
Clasificación al fuego: EU B-s1, d0 USA ASTM E 84-10 Clase
Examples shown in our brochures may differ in colour and
B (Clase A en concreto, B en yeso)
design from the original, due to screen and/or printer settings.
Los ejemplos mostrados en nuestros folletos pueden alejarse
A colour discrepancy per production batch cannot be ruled out
ligeramente en cuanto color y diseño del original debido a la
either.
impresión. También es posible que haya diferencias de lote a
NL GEEN HERHALING! zware kwaliteit vliesbehang • kleurecht en
lote producido.
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afneembaar met zachte doek • geen behangtafel nodig.
SANS répétition! le papier peint non tissé de la meilleure qualité
Brandnorm: EU B-s1, d0 USA ASTM E 84-10 Class B (Class A
• inaltérable et amovible à l’aide d’un chiffon doux • aucune
on concrete, B on drywall)
table à tapisser requise.
Voorbeelden in brochures kunnen in kleur en dessin afwijken
Résistance au feu: EU B-s1, d0 Etats-Unis ASTM E 84-10
van het origineel in verband met beeldscherm- en of
Classe B (classe A sur le béton, le plâtre B)
printerinstellingen. Een kleurafwijking per productie batch
La couleur et le dessin des exemples dans nos brochures
is ook niet uit te sluiten.
peuvent diverger quelque peu de l’original selon les paramètres
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de écran et de imprimante. Une variation de couleur par batch de production n’est pas à exclure.
ohne Wiederholung! Vlies Tapeten • Farbecht und mit einem feuchten Tuch abwaschbar • kein Tapeziertisch nötig. Entflammbarkeit: EU B-s1, d0 USA ASTM E 84-10 Klasse B
EN NL DE FR ES IT
(Klasse A auf Beton, B auf Trockenbau)
SENZA ripetizione! tappezzeria non-tessuto • colori inalterabili
Die Beispiele in den Broschüren können in Farbe und
e lavabili con uno straccio • non è necessario disporre di un
Design vom Original abweichen, was mit Bildschirm-
tavolo per tappezzieri.
und Druckereinstellungen zu tun hat. Auch lassen sich
Resistenza al fuoco: EU B-s1, d0 USA ASTM E 84-10 Classe B
Farbabweichungen innerhalb der jeweiligen Produktchargen
(Classe A su calcestruzzo, B su gesso)
nicht ausschließen.
Gli esempi mostrati sui dépliant possono differire dall’originale in termini di colore e motivi per cause dovute alle impostazioni della stampante. Inoltre non sono escluse differenze di colore per lotto di produzione.